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Area = 15.36 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

First find the area of the dotted line triangle using the formula: base x height x 1/2, which would be 1.2ft x 12.8 x 1/2 = 7.68ft.

Next, add another triangle at the top, mirroring the shown triangle, of the parallelogram.

Then, find the area of the shape as though it were a rectangle. (base x height) - 2.4 x 12.8 = 30.72.

Next, multiply the area of the invisible triangle by 2, 7.68 x 2 = 15.36ft

and Finally, subtract the area of the rectangle shape of the the sum of the two invisible triangles, 30.72 - 15.36 = 15.36ft

The area of the parallelogram is 15.36 ft.

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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i think its a and d

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